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English right in mix during holiday weekend
Posted: 09/02/2019, 07:39 am By Alli CollisMIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. (Sept. 1) — While he would have liked have finished a couple of spots higher in Sunday’s Hillbilly 100, Tanner English couldn’t hang his head in defeat over his eighth-place run at Tyler County Speedway. After Full Story
Risk vs. reward in flirting with Big E’s high groove
Posted: 09/02/2019, 07:14 am By Kevin Kovac and Todd TurnerLots of money has been won at Eldora Speedway by drivers running inches from the outside wall. And perhaps and equal amount of cash has gone into repairing Dirt Late Models caught up against that treacherous concrete at the historic half-mile Full Story
At Ponderosa, Moyer Jr. finds a glimmer of light
Posted: 08/31/2019, 10:46 am By Alli CollisJUNCTION CITY, Ky. (Aug. 30) — Billy Moyer Jr. of Batesville, Ark., isn’t one to sugarcoat his dismal 2019 season. Calling it a struggle, he said, was putting it nicely. But even though his 13th-place finish in Friday night’s 50-lap Full Story
Leading World 100 career highlight for Gilpin
Posted: 08/30/2019, 07:46 am By Alli CollisIt was just a year ago that Devin Gilpin fulfilled a childhood dream. Growing up attending crown jewel events at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, the 28-year-old Columbus, Ind., driver hoped that he too might one day have a chance to Full Story
Trivia Time: Answers to World 100 quiz
Posted: 08/28/2019, 11:34 am By Bob Markos(Find questions here) 1. 1985 2. Tommy Helfrich of Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana 3. Randy Boggs of Grayson, Ky., in 1987 4. Five times with Donnie Moran (1989), Scott Bloomquist (1990), Billy Moyer (1993), Steve Francis (1999) Full Story
Trivia Time: Test your World 100 knowledge
Posted: 08/29/2019, 11:29 am By Bob MarkosPart of a continuing feature at DirtonDirt.com, test your Dirt Late Model knowledge with a 20-question quiz from longtime racing historian Bob Markos. Here’s a special edition related to Eldora Speedway’s upcoming World 100 (click here Full Story
Notes: Thomas punishes foes en route to two titles
Posted: 08/29/2019, 08:02 am By Alli CollisWheeling both a Super and Crate Late Model in 2019, 33-year-old Kyle Thomas of Pennsboro, W.Va., has not only pulled off the elusive double victory twice this season, he’s already wrapped up the track title in both divisions at Tyler Full Story
Column: Amid rich wins, B-Shepp still unflappable
Posted: 08/29/2019, 12:04 amBrandon Sheppard’s spectacular 2019 season behind the wheel of the Rocket Chassis house car rolled on with his $101,626 triumph in Saturday's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Full Story
Fast Facts: 51st Hillbilly 100 at Tyler County
Posted: 08/26/2019, 12:07 pm By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 30-Sept. 1 (a $5,000-to-win steel-head engine Late Model program on Friday and a $5,000-to-win unsanctioned Super Late Model program on Saturday followed by Sunday’s $30,000-to-win Lucas Oil Series program) Track: Tyler County Full Story
Top 25: B-Shepp returns to top of rankings
Posted: 08/27/2019, 10:41 am By Alli CollisAfter earning his second six-figure payday of the season in Saturday’s Dirt Million at Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., quickly returned to the top of DirtonDirt.com’s Top 25 power rankings. Sheppard Full Story
Notes: Richest events continue to evade J.D.
Posted: 08/26/2019, 03:05 pm By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Dirt Late Model racing’s longest, richest races have been a particular source of frustration this season for Jonathan Davenport. Saturday night’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway was Full Story
Fast Talk: Sheppy heads toward historic season
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:10 amOur weekly roundtable considers Brandon Sheppard’s second six-figure payday of the season, while looking ahead to Chris Madden’s return and a busy Labor Day weekend (edited for clarity and length): Reflect on Brandon Sheppard’s second Full Story
Junghans can't quite get over hump at Mansfield
Posted: 08/26/2019, 11:12 am By Alli CollisMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — Bittersweet might be the best word to describe Chase Junghans’s Dirt Million weekend. After finishing no worse than third in three nights of action at Mansfield Motor Speedway, the 26-year-old Manhattan, Full Story
Rich payout ($50,813) fulfills Million runner-up
Posted: 08/25/2019, 03:21 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 24) — For a brief moment following a lap-74 restart in Saturday night’s 100-lap Dirt Million feature at Mansfield Motor Speedway, Mike Marlar of Winfield, Tenn., looked like he just might vault from third to first Full Story
Norris looking to cap CBR stint with flourish
Posted: 08/24/2019, 02:36 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 23) — Michael Norris of Sarver, Pa., is well aware that this weekend’s second annual Dirt Million at Mansfield Motor Speedway is likely marking the end of his 2-month-long run as the fill-in driver for the sidelined Full Story
Steering wheel surprise zaps Markham at Million
Posted: 08/23/2019, 03:22 am By Kevin KovacMANSFIELD, Ohio (Aug. 22) — Mansfield Motor Speedway is a source of many good memories for Ryan Markham. On Thursday night, however, the 4/10-mile oval produced an utterly forgettable moment for the 47-year-old driver who lives 20 minutes Full Story
Notes: Battling cancer, racing tops bucket list
Posted: 08/22/2019, 10:44 am By Alli CollisWhen Jeremy Holtzclaw was diagnosed with stage four liver and colon cancer seven months ago, the 39-year-old Sparta, Tenn., native immediately decided he wouldn’t wallow in self pity. Instead, Holtzclaw set out to reach the goals he'd Full Story
Column: Port Royal win reveals Zeigler’s ascent
Posted: 08/21/2019, 04:37 pmPORT ROYAL, Pa. — As Mason Zeigler stood in the Port Royal Speedway pit area after winning his first-ever World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature Saturday, the Chalk Hill, Pa., driver offered an appropriate description Full Story
Quick Time: Weighing revised Mansfield purse
Posted: 08/21/2019, 03:53 pmTake a quick lap around the proverbial dirt track with Todd Turner and Andy Savary for a roundup of Dirt Late Model racing, statistical analysis, historical bits and racing’s other quirks (along with the occasional ax-grinding). Quick Full Story
Scott twins enduring Lucas Oil learning curve
Posted: 08/20/2019, 09:44 am By Robert HolmanBATESVILLE, Ark. — If 2019 has been a grand experiment for Scott Brothers Racing teammates Stormy and Johnny Scott, consider Stormy the guinea pig. The twins from Las Cruces, N.M., decided to break away from their modified roots this Full Story
Fast Facts: Mansfield’s second annual Dirt Million
Posted: 08/20/2019, 09:23 am By Robert HolmanDates: Aug. 22-24 (Two $10,000-to-win features on Thursday and two $10,000-to-win features on Friday, followed by Saturday’s finale in excess of $92,000-to-win) Track: Mansfield (Ohio) Motor Speedway, (4/10-mile dirt oval) Sanction: Full Story
Top 25: Streaking Madden voted No. 1 in poll
Posted: 08/20/2019, 08:27 am By Alli CollisAfter scoring his third straight crown jewel victory in Saturday’s Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Ark., Chris Madden of Gray Court, S.C., unseated Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Ill., for the top spot in DirtonDirt.com’s Full Story
After another near-miss, Weiss tips cap to Zeigler
Posted: 08/19/2019, 03:06 pm By Kevin KovacPORT ROYAL, Pa. (Aug. 17) — No one would have blamed Ricky Weiss for being a sullen and withdrawn following Saturday’s 40-lap World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Model Series feature at Port Royal Speedway. The Canadian driver had, Full Story
Fast Talk: Can Madden attain Driver of the Year?
Posted: 08/19/2019, 10:35 amOur weekly roundtable considers Chris Madden’s August domination of major events while looking ahead to the lucrative weekend at Mansfield Motorsport Park (edited for clarity and length): Is it possible Chris Madden can challenge Brandon Full Story
Richmond stiff test for Ultimate Southeast pilots
Posted: 08/19/2019, 09:24 am By Alli CollisRICHMOND, Ky. (Aug. 17) — The 32nd annual Paul “Butterball” Wooldridge Memorial weekend marked the Ultimate Southeast Series’s first-ever visit to Richmond Raceway. From mechanical problems to on-track tangles and the challenge Full Story
